porter
Nouns
- (n) a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
- (n) someone who guards an entrance door guard, doorman, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary, doorkeeper,
- (n) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) Katherine Anne Porter,
- (n) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter,
- (n) United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) O. Henry, William Sydney Porter,
- (n) a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) Pullman porter,
- (n) a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley porter's beer,
Verbs
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(v) carry luggage or supplies
- They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists